Mesozooplankton in Danish waters
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
| Country | Denmark  |
| Time period | From 1980 and ongoing |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Kattegat, Belt Sea and Sound, Western Baltic Proper |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Zooplankton carbon biomass per unit area of the water column; Zooplankton chemical composition; Zooplankton biovolume |
| Description | |
| Summary | The mesozooplankton is the zooplankton fraction > 200 microm. The mesozooplankton is composed by two main groups, the holoplankton that is pelagic throughout their life cycle and the meroplankton composed by pelagic larvae stages of benthic organisms. The mesozooplankton is normally dominated by copepods, cladocera and meroplankton. The mesozooplankton is normally collected by plankton nets or submersible pumps. Sampled since 1980 in Danish coastal and open water marine water by NERI and counties. Since 1996 only by counties and mostly in coastal waters. |
| Originators | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Freshwater Ecology Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Dept. of Marine Fisheries |
| Data web site | http://mads-en.dmu.dk |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Torkel Gissel Nielsen |
| Address | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
| Telephone | +45 46 30 12 00 |
| Facsimile | +45 46 30 12 11 |
| tgn@dmu.dk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
| Local identifier | 13032007 |
| Global identifier | 1121 |
| Last revised | 2009-03-13 |
